regardful

[ ri-gahrd-fuhl ]

/ rɪˈgɑrd fəl /

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adjective

observant; attentive; heedful (often followed by of): a man regardful of the feelings of others.

showing or feeling regard or esteem; respectful.

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Origin of regardful

First recorded in 1580–90; regard + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM regardful

re·gard·ful·ly, adverbre·gard·ful·ness, nounun·re·gard·ful, adjective

Words nearby regardful

regality, regal moth, Regan, regard, regardant, regardful, regarding, regardless, regatta, regd., regelate

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How to use regardful in a sentence

Freckles watched him with regardful eye and saw at last that he was completely exhausted.
Freckles|Gene Stratton-Porter
Why had she not helped him in his devices, fallen into his plans, been regardful of his fortunes, and made herself one with him?
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
The flame from the hearth lighted one of his starlike eyes as it stood open, regardful of the strange old man.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington
Regardful of this fact, Tatsu had built a roaring fire in the library to cheer Hayden's home‑coming.
The Silver Butterfly|Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

The latter was much more regardful of the Greek and Roman world than of the Jewish.
The Apostles|Ernest Renan

British Dictionary definitions for regardful

regardful

/ (rɪˈɡɑːdfʊl) /

adjective

(often foll by of) showing regard (for); heedful (of)

showing regard, respect, or consideration

Derived forms of regardful

regardfully, adverbregardfulness, noun

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regardful

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